LOT 3555
England. Stuart, Charles I AR Halfcrown. 1625-1649.
Aberystwyth mint; i.m: book. Struck 1638/9-1642. Spirited horse. •(book)• CAROLVS • D .' G .' MAG .' BRIT .' FRAN .' ET HIB .' REX, King wearing cloak flying from shoulder on horseback to left; holding sword upright with his right hand; no ground, plume before / •(book)• • CHRISTO • AVSPICE • REGNO, large plume above oval quartered shield of arms. SCBI Brooker 745; North 2327; SCBC 2880. Near Very Fine. Rare. Coin stored in quickslab coin capsule.(14.70gr, 35mm, 4h.).
ProvenanceBelieved to have been a metal detector find in the early 2000s.
Formerly in the collection of Mr T. Y. of Suffolk, UK.
From the private collection of Mr E. Q., of County Durham, UK.
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Great Britain. Stuart, Charles I AE Farthing. 1625-1649.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Tower (London) mint; uncertain i.m. Struck 1625-1634. CARO : D : G [...], crown over two sceptres crossed in saltire / FRA : ET : HIB : REX ·, crowned harp. SCBC 3183. 0.46gr, 17mm, 12h.
Near Fine.
From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020). -
England. Stuart, Charles I AR Shilling. 1625-1649.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Tower (London) mint; i.m: triangle in circle. Struck 1641-1643. Group F; sixth large 'Briot's bust', type 4.4. (Triangle in circle) · CAROLVS · D .' G .' MAG .' BRI .' FRA .' ET · H.'I REX ·, crowned sixth bust to left, wearing ruff; XII (mark of value) behind / (Triangle in circle) · CHRISTO · AVSPICE · REGNO ·, coat-of-arms over cross moline. North 2231; SCBC 2799. 5.57gr, 30mm, 5h.
Near Fine. Unusual stop within HI on obverse.
From a private Barnsley, UK, family collection. -
England. Tudor, Henry VIII AR Halfpenny. 1509-1547.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
London (Tower) mint; i.m: portcullis crowned/–. First coinage; struck 1509-1526. (Portcullis crowned) [ҺЄNRI]C DI [GRA RЄX A]GL, crowned facing bust / ˣˣ C[IVI-TAS] ˣˣ LON-DON, long cross fourchée; triple pellets in quarters. North 1779; SCBC 2334. 0.35gr, 11h, 12h.
Near Fine.
Found Cambridgeshire, UK.
